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Robber killed in police shoot-out 2005-01-17 17:21:06 Kroonstad police have shot dead a man suspected of robbing a supermarket with four other thieves. Five held after alleged gang-rape in Welkom 2005-01-13 16:54:51 Free State police have arrested five teenagers and charged them with the rape of a 17-year-old Welkom girl. Girl drowns in dipping pen 2005-01-10 16:16:33 A six-year-old Free State girl has drowned after falling into a dipping pen on a farm in the Trompsburg district. |
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Joe Slovo honoured at Constitutional Hill 2005-01-10 07:55:32 The courtyard at the Old Fort prison, now known as Constitution Hill, has been named after former South African Communist Party leader Joe Slovo. Berserk knifeman runs amok near Bloemfontein 2005-01-07 07:36:26 Police were investigating a double murder at a dump outside Bloemfontein after a man allegedly ran wild, stabbing anyone near him. Man held after sister's alleged rape 2005-01-07 07:38:02 A Free State man has been arrested for allegedly raping his 16-year-old sister. Undercover moves pay off for Bethlehem police 2005-01-06 12:03:12 Free State police have arrested two alleged drug dealers and confiscated narcotics worth R26 000 in an undercover operation in Bethlehem. Lightning kills Free State farm worker 2005-01-04 14:56:25 A Free State farm worker on his way home has died after being struck by lightning. Festive season hard on animals - SPCA 2005-01-04 13:48:35 The SPCA are trying to locate a man who left his 14 dogs behind to fend for themselves after moving to another city. If found, he will face charges of cruelty to animals. Three die in Free State dagga bust 2005-01-03 22:48:27 Three people have been killed in a car crash during a dagga bust in Bethlehem, Free State, according to the police. Girl dies trying to save drowning sister 2004-12-23 10:58:40 Divers have recovered the bodies of a nine-year-old girl and her eight-year-old sister in a farm dam in Virginia in the Free State. Nine family members perish in fiery collision 2004-12-22 08:58:47 An entire family, including a two-month-old baby and two young nieces, died instantly when their vehicle collided head-on with a truck near Harrismith in the Free State. 13 die in Free State road accidents 2004-12-21 14:40:14 Nine people have died after a vehicle caught fire and four others, including a two-year-old girl, were killed in separate accidents on Free State roads. Parents charged for repeated rape of daughter 2004-12-21 14:39:41 An 11-year-old Bloemfontein girl has finally come forward after allegedly suffering many years of rape by her father while her mother turned a blind eye. State challenges court ruling on drug prices 2004-12-21 09:32:47 The state is to challenge the Supreme Court of Appeal's decision to set aside the government's new medicine pricing regulations - citing the Bloemfontein Court had no jurisdiction on the matter... Cops shot at youths with buckshot - ICD 2004-12-21 12:38:23 Three Free State police officers are to be charged with the murder of teenager Teboho Mkhonza after the Independent Complaints Directorate found that the boy was killed by police during riots. Sangoma drowns trying to save initiates 2004-12-19 16:26:12 A traditional healer has died with three men he was trying to save from drowning at a Free State initiation school. Farmers' nude buns sell like hot cakes 2004-12-18 12:21:10 A group of "nude and well bodied" Free State farmers' efforts to raise money seems to be paying off despite the outrage of some fellow farmers. 'Well-bodied' farmers bare all in calendar 2004-12-17 15:47:02 First there were the Calender Girls, then a group of Umkomaas Golf Club members and now a group of Free State farmers have also stripped down to their birthday suits to raise funds. Four held for poisoning endangered birds 2004-12-16 04:54:02 South Africa's critically endangered Blue Crane population has received a severe blow, after eleven of the birds were poisoned in the Free State. Man allegedly hacks lover to death with spade 2004-12-15 15:12:15 The body of a woman, whose skull was split open so wide her brains were scattered across the room, has been found at her home in eastern Free State. Spoornet launches probe after derailment 2004-12-15 06:56:12 The main railway line between Johannesburg and Cape Town has been re-opened after a derailment in the Free State, which left 15 people slightly injured. 14 hurt as train derails 2004-12-14 20:31:36 Fourteen passengers were injured when a train was derailed near Westley, about 10km from Koppies in the Free State. Commuters hurt in train derailment 2004-12-14 19:53:37 At least six passengers were injured when a train derailed in the Free State, according to police on the scene. Churchman to sell whiskey to cover debt 2004-12-15 07:14:26 A collection of whisky belonging to a Dutch Reformed Church official in Bloemfontein will soon be sold for more than the $349 650 (R2-million) he "took" from the church. Judge slams child rapist with triple blow 2004-12-10 11:14:30 Child rapist John Mnculwane will serve three life terms behind bars for repeatedly raping three girls over three days. Expert sceptical about DA's rural crime plan 2004-12-09 07:29:48 An expert in security and crime studies says she is not quite sure how possible it would be to execute the plan to combat farm attacks, as proposed by the Democratic Alliance. NSPCA relocates elephant to reserve 2004-12-09 10:39:28 An "illegal" Free State elephant has a new home after its owner clashed with the law for keeping the animal without a permit. 'I have blood on my hands' 2004-12-06 10:05:58 "I have killed our sons. They are no longer alive. I threw them into the Liebersvlei River." Those are the chilling words a Free State mother was confronted with by her common-law husband. Police search for children's remains in vlei 2004-12-03 14:30:23 A Free State man has confessed to throwing his two sons into a river, prompting a massive search by police along the Liebenbergsvlei. ISS has no say in Basson case - Concourt 2004-12-02 15:59:41 The Constitutional Court has dismissed an application by the Institute for Security Studies to give evidence in the state's appeal case against the acquittal of apartheid-era chemical and biological warfare expert Dr Wouter Basson. Husband made wife drink battery acid - police 2004-11-22 20:27:09 A Ficksburg man - who allegedly forced his wife to drink battery acid after a fight - has appeared in court on charges of assault and attempted murder. Men sentenced for selling body parts 2004-11-16 17:01:08 Two Bloemfontein men have received hefty prison terms after they confessed to murder and selling human body parts. Police find 'hostage drama' building empty 2004-11-12 11:03:29 Free State police have called off their search of a bank in central Bloemfontein after finding nobody in the building following an alleged robbery attempt. Hostage drama: cops shut down streets 2004-11-12 10:07:34 Police have cordoned off a number of streets around a bank in central Bloemfontein after security guards surprised a group of armed men inside the building. Armed robbers take hostages at bank 2004-11-12 09:22:43 Five men, armed with handguns, have apparently taken people hostage at a bank in Bloemfontein, according to police. Docs say dispensing laws are unconstitutional 2004-11-11 13:28:43 Disgruntled dispensing doctors, who are challenging the country's medicine regulations in the Constitutional Court, say the new laws are "vague and unenforceable". Kestell protesters released on bail 2004-11-10 17:02:38 The protesters arrested in connection with riots near Kestell and Tlholong earlier this week have been released on bail. Kestell protesters to appear in court 2004-11-09 17:38:51 The residents who were arrested in Kestell and the Tlholong informal settlement this week will soon appear in court on charges of public violence. Premier shows sexism is alive in SA 2004-11-09 06:45:07 Male politicians with young girlfriends make no headlines but woe to the female politicians with a younger partner says political reporter, Angela Quintal. Dozens arrested during Kestell protests 2004-11-08 18:01:20 Twenty-nine people have been arrested on charges of public violence after a protest rally near Kestell in the eastern Free State. Nigerian priest a 'flight risk' 2004-11-08 17:14:27 A Nigerian priest facing seven charges of rape has been denied bail by the Clocolan magistrate's court, reportedly because he is a "flight risk". Guard burns to death in cash-in-transit heist 2004-11-05 20:18:10 A security guard was killed and five people seriously injured when their cash-in-transit van caught fire during a heist near Heilbron in the Free State. |
